Love Contract novel Chapter 248

Selah had gone back to the hospital after finishing her work, but she couldn't find her son in the ward. She was about to go out to look for Ray when a nurse brought him back.

"Ray!" Selah called to him, smiling. "Where have you been?" she asked.

"Mommy!" Ray rushed over happily. "I asked the nurse to take me to the man I bumped into this morning. I wanted to apologize to him."

'Barry Gu?' Selah thought.

She ruffled her son's hair and beamed at him. "Such a good boy, Ray! Did he scold you?"

"No, he didn't." Ray shook his head. "Uncle was so nice! He said he works with Mommy."

"Yes, he does," Selah said. She stroked his soft cheek. "How are your eyes, sweetie? Won't you feel uncomfortable covered in gauze?"

"No, I'll be okay. I know it'll help me recover faster." Ray hugged his mother. "Mommy, can you stay here tonight?" he asked quietly.

"Oh, Ray..." Selah felt her heart squeeze. "I won't leave. I'll stay in the hospital with you," she said, kissing her son's forehead. "Yeah! Thanks, Mommy!" Ray cheered.

"You have to be a good boy then, Ray! Don't lose your temper anymore, okay?"

"Okay! I know what I did earlier today was wrong. Sorry, Mommy."

"That's good. When your eyes recover, I'll take you to school," Selah said softly. She scooted closer to him on his hospital bed and wrapped her arms around him.

"Really?" Ray said excitedly. "I'm going to study very hard!"

"Yes, I'm sure you will!" his mom laughed.

Ray fell asleep later in the night, cozy in his mother's embrace.

Selah wiggled quietly out of the bed so as not to wake the boy. She felt terrible for not checking up on Barry sooner. Casting a quick glance at her sleeping son, she crept out of the room.

Barry blinked up at the unfamiliar ceiling of his hospital suite. The throbbing pain of the surgical wound had him tossing and turning the whole night.

Click.

"Hello? Who's there?" Barry stirred from the bed and craned his neck towards the door.

"Hi... It's me," Selah answered in a low voice. Not expecting his wakefulness, she shut the door behind her.

"Ah... It's you." Barry relaxed back down on his pillows. "Could you bring me some water?" He coughed.

"Sure." Selah poured him a glass of water and helped him bring it to his lips. "My son was too reckless today, I apologize. Please don't be too upset with him, Mr. Gu."

"He apologized to me himself. Don't worry, I didn't take it seriously."

"Thank you, Mr. Gu." Selah nodded relieved. 'Barry Gu is a nice man,' she thought.

They didn't have much else to say to each other, and soon enough, a silence settled over them.

"Well, Mr. Gu, I'll be leaving now," Selah said, motioning to leave after spending a slow two minutes in the suite.

"Selah... Wait a minute." Barry grabbed her arm as she turned to go. His eyes bore into hers.

"What's the matter?" Selah asked.

"Be my woman," Barry said. His tone was nonchalant, but his words felt like a thunderclap, reverberating through her bones.

"Pardon me, Mr. Gu?" Selah gaped at him. "You... What do you mean?" "Don't you get it?" Barry sneered. His thoughts flickered back to what Mary had said and revenge bubbled angrily inside him, ready to overflow. 'Mary, come stop me! Hurry up!' He called out to her in his mind.

"Did you really think I was going to make you famous and ask for nothing in return?"

"You..." Selah's tongue felt dry and heavy. His demeanor changed the moment she thought of him as a good person.

"Be my woman, on call."

"No... No way!" Selah shook her head in disbelief. 'His woman...his mistress...' Her thoughts raced. She had Ray. If she became Barry's mistress, how could she ever face her son? She couldn't do that!

"Then, you will be fired." Barry said firmly, "Your son is very thoughtful. You probably don't want him to suffer with you."

"Mr. Gu... Mr. Gu, I'll do anything else to repay you!" Selah continued to beg, her face wet with tears. "I'll work harder! I can even take less money! Please! Have mercy!"